AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
06/01/2025
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AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
HALIFAX HEATHENS AT CINCINNATI ROYALS
GAME ID: 726 - SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Halifax Heathens (28-33) 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 13 1
Cincinnati Royals (38-23) 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 9 16 2
Heathens Win at Cincinnati, 10-9
Led by Josh Fitzgerald, the Halifax Heathens downed the Cincinnati Royals, 10-9. Fitzgerald went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Heathens. The Royals, now 38-23, have lost 4 in a row.

Seth Hardwick, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2020 draft, contributed to the Halifax win with a run-scoring ground out in the top of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Fitzgerald, "but we got it done."
HALIFAX BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Sumney CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .307 4 22
S. Hardwick 3B 5 1 2 4 0 0 3 .303 2 16
E. Kukowski RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .228 6 30
L. Orozco SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .286 7 25
J. Fitzgerald 1B 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .301 8 29
C. Smith 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .251 4 24
A. Compton DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .229 7 33
K. Tarrant LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .295 1 13
G. McManus C 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .144 3 19
Totals 36 10 13 8 5 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Sumney 2 (20, 1st Inning off D. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off D. Harvey, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Tarrant (7, 2nd Inning off D. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Orozco (17, 3rd Inning off D. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Compton (11, 6th Inning off K. Kovach, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hardwick (2, 1st Inning off D. Harvey, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Fitzgerald (8, 4th Inning off K. Kovach, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Sumney 4 , S. Hardwick 5 , E. Kukowski , L. Orozco 2 , J. Fitzgerald 6 , A. Compton 3 , K. Tarrant 3
2-out RBI: S. Hardwick , J. Fitzgerald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sumney , E. Kukowski , L. Orozco , K. Tarrant
GIDP: S. Hardwick , C. Smith
Sac Fly: C. Smith , G. McManus
Hit by Pitch: E. Kukowski
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Orozco (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fight (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fitzgerald-Orozco-Fitzgerald)
OF assists: 1 (Sumney(Henschel at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Brown DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .289 11 39
A. Jalbert 1B 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .329 10 42
A. Baltzley CF, RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .153 1 6
E. Hayes LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .287 14 40
J. Paulsen RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .277 9 24
   a-P. Kirchner PR, CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226 4 14
   b-J. Blake PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 5 24
M. Henschel SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 5 .206 0 1
J. York 2B 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .227 1 6
M. Rankin C 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 .198 5 25
A. Marshall 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .212 2 10
Totals 42 9 16 9 2 6 22      
a - P. Kirchner pinch ran for J. Paulsen in the 6th
b - J. Blake pinch hit for P. Kirchner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Jalbert 2 (22, 7th Inning off R. Fight, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Fight, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Brown (18, 7th Inning off R. Fight, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hayes (16, 9th Inning off R. Fight, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. York (1, 9th Inning off R. Fight, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Paulsen (3, 6th Inning off J. Ivory, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Marshall (2, 5th Inning off J. Ivory, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Brown 3 , A. Jalbert 6 , A. Baltzley , E. Hayes 3 , J. Paulsen 3 , P. Kirchner , M. Henschel 3 , J. York 2 , A. Marshall 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Paulsen , J. York , M. Rankin , A. Marshall
GIDP: A. Baltzley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Henschel 2 (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Paulsen (3) , A. Marshall (4)
Double Plays: 2 (York-Henschel-Jalbert, Henschel-York-Jalbert)
PB: M. Rankin
HALIFAX PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ivory W (4-6) 5.2 9 4 4 1 4 1 103 4.71   
R. Fight 3.0 7 5 5 1 1 0 64 5.60   
B. Shields SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ivory 38
Batters Faced: J. Ivory 26, R. Fight 17, B. Shields 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ivory 8-4, R. Fight 2-5, B. Shields 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ivory 103-69, R. Fight 64-39, B. Shields 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Fight 1-0 , B. Shields 1-0
WP: J. Ivory
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Harvey L (5-3) 2.2 9 7 6 0 4 1 55 4.44   
K. Kovach 3.1 4 3 3 3 0 1 70 4.03   
C. Lambert 3.0 0 0 0 2 4 0 35 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Harvey 14
Batters Faced: D. Harvey 18, K. Kovach 17, C. Lambert 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Harvey 2-2, K. Kovach 8-1, C. Lambert 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Harvey 55-37, K. Kovach 70-42, C. Lambert 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kovach 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Kovach
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Fitzgerald
Ballpark: The Castle
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 34900
Special Notes: RF Jason Paulsen was injured while running the bases.
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